Seamingly Smitten Fall Blog Tour
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Are you ready for some self-care sewing? Read on as Carrie shows of her Seamingly Smitten Raglan and you might even find a few exciting blog tour items!!!
Read MoreMixing and Matching with Jocole Patterns
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Doesn't Trisha look amazing in this Jocole Cowl Tunic? Read more to see how she got this look and how you can mix and match with Jocole this week!
Read MoreOne Thimble E-zine- Issue 5
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Check in with Jeanine as we help One Thimble celebrate its One Year Anniversary with Issue 5 of their PDF E-ZIne!
Read MoreIntroducing MashUP- Tallulah + Huckleberry
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Not just another fun MashUP from the reigning queen of pattern puzzles. Check out our new MashUP feature with an exciting twist just for you!
Read MoreWomen's Aviator Pants by Winter Wear Designs
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Self-care sewing at its finest as we show you the latest and greatest pattern, the Women's Aviator Pants, from our resident PDF designer, Suzanne Winter of Winter Wear Designs.
Read MoreMore Fall Layering - Summer Jumpers, Perfect for Fall
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We thought we'd take some time to show you how you can get more bang for your buck with all of those Spring and Summer PDFs you've bought in the last few months. I mean, I know you can go buy patterns that are specifically released for Autumn, but what if you could think outside the box and buy a pattern that would be useful year round? I'm here today to show you all of the fun ways you can layer the Made for Mermaids Katelyn Jumper and Rose Ruffle Tee (check out the full review of the Rose Ruffle Tee HERE), and you can do it with ready-to-wear items that your little girl already has in her closet!
Read MoreInspired by: Parson Gray
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Anyone that knows me and follows my projects for Snickerdoodle Stew has probably picked up on the fact that I have a slight obsession with Parson Gray fabric. I don't know, maybe you could call it a fabric crush. But I do know that every new line from Mr. Butler resonates with me and gets my creativity flowing. Most would look at this earthy, rugged fabric and assume it would only be appropriate for boys, but I've really enjoyed bucking the system and turning these handsome prints into gorgeous items for my daughter.
Read MoreRead Across America- The Yearling
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We're celebrating Read Across America this week. Today's Feature: The Yearling
Read MoreSweet Caroline on the Boardwalk, that Lucky Girl!
/We have our friend Jessica back with another smashing mashup. It is so fun (and economical) to take patterns you already have and mix and match them with other designs to create a totally different look! Today Jessica is working patterns from Little Lizard King and Hailey Bugs Closet, and guess what? Both designers are offering a sale code and a giveaway! Get the Sweet Caroline from Little Lizard King for $6 today using the code mashup and us the code mashup for 25% off the Boardwalk and everything else in the Hailey Bugs Closet until Dec 31st, 2013. Enter to win below!
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Hi! It's Jessica from Snickerdoodle Stew, here to share my latest pattern mashup!
When I first saw the Boardwalk dress from Hailey Bugs Closet, I was IN LOVE! I knew that with the cooler weather coming, I had to mash this skirt up with something with sleeves. I also knew that I wanted something a little more special than your everyday peasant dress too, so when Little Lizard King released their Sweet Caroline (cue Mr. Diamond...), I knew that I had found a match made in heaven!
I may or may not have been singing this song since I started planning this project.
I'm often known for my soft and earthy color schemes in my outfits (hello...snickerdoodles!) so I really wanted something fun and colorful, since I knew I would be designing these for the fall and winter months. I went with the gorgeous Lucky Girl line from Jennifer Paganelli (aka JPags in among my sewing friends) and let me tell you, these pictures just do not do justice to the vibrant tones of navy, sky blue, emerald, and fuchsia. The day we shot these photos, it was so gloomy, but the colors just made these girls come to life! It also helps that I have an an amazingly talented friend at Rebecca Laurel Photography. Our girls had so much fun together!
I did a double swap: I exchanged one bodice for the other and really didn't change much as far as the patterns go. The only challenge with this mashup was that the Boardwalk has this fabulous, blocked circle skirt, and no gathering. So the bodice of the Sweet Caroline had to be a super close fit for it to work. I did add a small pleat on each side of the skirt to accommodate for the smaller bodice. The original bodice on the Boardwalk is knit and the Sweet Caroline skirt is gathered, so they paired together flawlessly.
Here is the Sweet Caroline bodice paired with the Boardwalk skirt. I added a center ruffle to the bodice and lengthened the sleeves. I also swapped ric rac for the piping. You can see just a bit of hot pink peeking out of the seams.
And here is the Boardwalk bodice with the Sweet Caroline Skirt. I added a ruffle to the bottom hem.
Enter to win a copy of both patterns below!
Stripwork Tutorial for THE Coat Pattern by Amelie and Henri
/Today we have our friend Jessica from Snickerdoodle Stew visiting us. She's here to show off her gorgeous stripwork version of the Amelie Coat and teach us all how to recreate that look! We also have an awesome giveaway from Hypernoodle Fabrics and Amelie and Henri and a sewing challenge for our readers after the tutorial!
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Hello! It's Jessica from Snickerdoodle Stew and I'm here with a great tutorial for you! By now (unless you live under a rock and are not up to speed on the latest PDF patterns) you have probably heard about THE Amelie Coat from the amazingly talented Kerri of Amelie and Henri Patterns. This coat has been the talk of the town and I was so excited and honored to be a part of the group that tested it. I was also given the opportunity to tweak the design a little in return for a little how-to. It's hard to improve upon this coat...really. It's classy and sophisticated, but also very approachable! I had the idea to do a stripwork skirt for the coat, so when Robin sweetalked me into sharing how I did my coat, I was happy to write this up! After all, it gave me an opportunity to show off the oodles of gorgeous photos from Rebecca Laurel Photography!
The very first thing to do is buy your pattern, and then start gathering your fabric and supplies. Use the chart below to figure out how much fabric you'll need to replace the given ruffle/skirt pieces with your stripwork pieces. There are 2 long pieces of fabric
for the ruffle (skirt) and you'll swap those out for 2 or more coordinating fabrics for your stripwork
portion of the coat. You can use up to
8. I used 4 for mine, which means my
layout repeated 2 times. (I’m using different fabrics for this tutorial, and
the pieces are a little smaller, but you’ll get the idea.) You can divide them up however you like.
And I’m feeling rather “mathy” today, so I’m going to give you the measurements you’ll need to make ANY size Amelie Coat, including the slimmed down mama version!
Click HERE to access the Stripwork Cutting Measurement Chart.
Let's get started! Using your rotary cutter and mat, cut the pieces you'll need for both the outer (main) stripwork skirt and the inner (lining) skirt. Set the lining aside because you'll need that later to line everything up. Arrange them in the order that you want them in your skirt, paying attention to directional fabrics when necessary.
Don't worry, those sweet chubby fingers were out of the way when I was cutting my pieces. He just wanted to photo bomb my tutorial.
If you can visualize these as pairs, that will help you! I have mine paired up in light and dark. With your light piece facing right side up, take the dark piece to the right and place it on top, RST (right sides together). The image below shows you 2 of those pairs, since my pattern repeats itself. Sew or serge down the right hand side.
Iron your pieces so that the seam goes toward the darker fabric, then topstitch to add extra durability. You should now have 4 pieces instead of 8!
Now take your right hand blocks and turn them over, on top of your left hand blocks, RST, and sew down the right hand side. Open up your pieces and iron them, making sure the seams are all laying the same direction and topstitch. You now have 2 pieces! Almost there!
Take one section of blocks and stack them on the other section of blocks, RST. Sew down the right hand side, iron the seam the same direction as the other seams and topstitch! You now have your ruffle (skirt) piece for your jacket!
The last step is to take your stripwork piece and center it with your lining piece. You will have some extra from your lining, so cut off the excess and continue with the pattern instructions as written.
The possibilities are endless and you can go safe by using fabrics that are sold in a line together, or go bold by making your own combinations. I literally have a collection of black and cream prints that I just get a yard or two of here and there, and I add to it. The fabrics from this coat came from that stash and they are some of my favorites. The script fabric actually has the names of classical composers on them and I'm pretty sure I'm going to cry when the last of that is used up.
I spy with my little eye Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Dvorak.
Love these Charlotte Pantaloons from Violette Field Threads in corduroy paired with Jocole leggings in stretch lace.
THE Amelie Coat by Amelie and Henri Patterns.
Who's up for an Amelie challenge?
We'd love to see you try out Jessica's tutorial and share your work, and Amelie and Henri Patterns has more gorgeous patterns in the works they're dying to reward you with...so here's the deal:
1. Make a stripwork version of the coat (Yay! Use up that scrap stash)
2. Post a photo of your creation on the Amelie and Henri Facebook Page no later than October 1st, 2013 Midnight EST
That's it! 1 lucky winner will win the next 2 pattern releases!
Everybody loves a giveaway!
Now that you're dying to make this coat...how would you like to win the fabric and the pattern to make it??? Just enter the Rafflecopter below. Thank you, Hypernoodle Fabrics and Amelie and Henri for offering this wonderful giveaway to our fans!
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